- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music director
- T. R. Pappa
- Movie name
- Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
- Movie release year
- 1959
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Aug 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song captures the deep anguish of a woman facing severe social stigma and tragedy. Through metaphors of nature—a peacock separated from rain clouds in a storm—the lyricist highlights her grief over an unacknowledged marriage and an unexpected pregnancy. She laments how societal norms reject her reality and questions the tragedy of receiving her sacred marital thread through unusual circumstances, turning her life into a painful lesson.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Thogai ingae megam angae / Soorai kaattru modhudhae”
The longing maiden is compared to a peacock ('Thogai') separated from the rain cloud ('Megam') by a stormy wind ('Soorai kaattru'), symbolizing emotional chaos and separation.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kanni ilamai kanavan indri / Karuvum uruvum kaanumoo”
Repetition of the initial 'K' sound across words creates melodic rhythm.
Rhetorical Question
“Ennai oruvan manandha unmai / Indha ulagam yerkkumo”
The protagonist questions whether the conservative society will ever accept her unproven marriage and pregnancy.
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Trivia
'Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali' (1959) featured music composed by T. R. Pappa. Lyricist Kannadasan's expressive words combined with Jikki's soulful singing vividly express the core melodramatic themes of societal judgment and tragic irony prevalent in 1950s Tamil cinema.
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